2017 Air Force Falcons football team

2017 Air Force Falcons
MWC Championship Game vs. Fresno State, W 52-14
Pinstripe Bowl vs. TCU, L 17-30
Conference	MWC Mountain
2017 record	8-6 (7-1 MWC)
Head coach	DescretoBurrito (4th year)
Captain	Frederick Chacon ( Sr year)
Captain	Oronde Jackson (Sr year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)
Seasons « 2016 2018 »

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football season began with Air Force being ranked #21 in the nation in the preseason coaches poll. Air Force won their second consecutive MWC Championship. They play as a member of the Mountain West Conference, in the mountain division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
2	Saturday Evening	at #24 Purdue*	#21	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 16-17
3	Friday Night	Utah State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 35-7
4	Thursday Night	at Navy*		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	L 33-35
5	Saturday Evening	#14 Ohio State*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 27-17
6	Saturday Evening	Nevada		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 16-10
7	Saturday Afternoon	Army*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 20-35
8	Thursday Night	Boise State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 27-17
9	Saturday Afternoon	at Oklahoma*		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 19-23
11	Friday Night	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 28-3
12	Friday Night	at San Jose State		CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	W 28-27
13	Thursday Night	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 31-21
15	Saturday Afternoon	Colorado State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 13-21
CCG Day 2	TBD	Fresno State		Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	W 52-14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Pinstripe Bowl	Bowl Day 9	vs. TCU		Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	L 17-30
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Roster

2017 Air Force Falcons Football Roster
Quarterback Alejandro Silva - Senior Nico Kaufman - Freshman Martin O'Reilly - Freshman Running Back Frederick Chacon - Senior Tamau Zereoue - Junior Jason Norman - Sophomore Mekhi Gordon - Freshman Fullback Oscar Leach - Senior Jimmy Mullen - Sophomore Aboubacar Ware - Freshman Wide Receiver Jerome Smith - Senior Benjamin Larry - Sophomore Merle Valdez - Senior James Hall - Freshman Darnell Jones - Sopohmore Xavier Daniel - Sophomore Darnell Myles - Sophomore Michael Doughty - Sophomore Kieran Ott - Freshman Tight End Brian Canty - Junior Cayden Reese - Freshman Jamel Pressley - Sophomore Fred Seaman - Senior Ibrahim Herbert - Freshman Bobby Stanford - Freshman Offensive Tackles Patrick Wheeler - Junior Russell Neely - Junior Daniel Rodriguez - Senior Howard Batchelor - Senior Aaron Roberson - Sophomore Pita Kamu - Freshman Jayden Conway - Freshman		Offensive Guards Thomas Anderson - Senior Patrick Bishop - Senior Paul Henson - Junior Sam Bacon - Sophomore Gregory Ross - Senior Robert Benjamin - Freshman Nico New - Freshman Marcus Farnsworth - Freshman Centers James Bennett - Sophomore Kamari Griffin - Freshman Daniel Lewis - Senior Defensive Ends James Carter - Sophomore Robert Thomas - Senior Mel Blanton - Sophomore George Sellers - Senior Defensive Tackles Ronald Young - Senior Kaden Mehammad - Freshman Michael Denney - Senior Ricardo Torrez - Freshman Inside Linebackers Joshua Olson - Sophomore Paul Buck - Senior Matthew Nesbit - Sophomore Cameron Butler - Senior Zaire Harrell - Freshman Outside Linebackers Mark Stapleton - Sophomore John Levin - Senior Paul Suarez - Sophomore Jason Marion - Junior Tyrone McElroy - Senior		Cornerbacks Stephen Mitchell-Morrison - Senior Williams Bailey - Senior Ronald Green - Junior Prince Williams - Freshman Israel Mathis - Freshman Jimmy Allen - Sophomore Jerome Rutledge - Senior Free Safeties Oronde Jackson - Senior Marcus Mayes - Sophomore Louis Roche - Sophomore Strong Safeties Patrick Schwarts - Sophomore James Hunter - Freshman Jamel Dudley - Sophomore Kickers Carlos Cruz - Senior Brendan Ward - Sophomore Josh Jameson - Sophomore Punters Thomas Purcell - Freshman Brendan Ward - Sophomore Josh Jameson - Sophomore 2017 Redshirts Giovanni Luke - QB Kareem Kendrick - RB Gavin Minton - FB Reginald Lattimore - WR Aden Baumann - OT Steven Proctor - OG Hunter Herndon - OG Martin Thompson - DT Shamar Sutton - FS Lorenzo Rodgers - K

Stats

Records Vs

	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference	1-1	0-3	1-5
CP Top 25	1-0	0-1	1-2
Commander-in-Chief's	0-1	0-1	0-2
Divisional	2-1	2-0	4-1
Conference	3-1	3-0	7-1
AAC	-	-	-
ACC	-	-	-
Big 12	-	0-1	0-2
Big Ten	1-0	0-1	1-1
MAC	-	-	-
Pac-12	-	-	-
SEC	-	-	-
Overall	4-2	3-3	8-6

Time and Weather

	Sunny	Cloudy	Rainy	Snowy	Overall
Thurs Night	2-1	-	-	-	2-1
Fri Night	3-0	-	-	-	3-0
Sat Morning	-	-	-	-	-
Sat Afternoon	0-3	-	-	-	0-3
Sat Evening	2-1	-	-	-	2-1
Overall	7-6	-	-	-	8-6

Passing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	QBR
Alejandro Silva	QB	Sr	14	70	110	63.6%	942	7	2	152.9
Nico Kaufman	QB	(Fr)	1	2	3	66.7%	12	0	0	100.3

Rushing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	100yd Games
Frederick Chacon	RB	(Sr)	14	441	2171	4.9	20	14
Alejandro Silva	QB	Sr	13	99	576	5.8	14	2
Nico Kaufman	QB	(Fr)	1	6	31	5.2	1	0

Receiving

Name	Position	Class	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
Jerome Smith	WR	Sr	13	27	324	12.0	1
Brian Canty	TE	(Jr)	10	16	226	14.1	2
Benjamin Larry	WR	(So)	8	10	165	16.5	2
Cayden Reese	TE	(Fr)	1	1	9	9	0
Merle Valdez	WR	(Sr)	4	7	81	11.6	2
James Hall	WR	(Fr)	2	2	26	13	0

Defensive

Name	Position	Class	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Stephen Mitchell-Morrison	CB	Sr	7	44	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oronde Jackson	FS	Sr	6	35	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Schwartz	SS	(So)	4	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Stapleton	OLB	(So)	8	62	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Williams Bailey	CB	(Sr)	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Olson	ILB	(So)	7	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Carter	DE	(So)	6	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ronald Young	DT	Sr	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Name	Position	Class	Attempts	Made	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Carlos Cruz	K	Sr	25	23	0	0	1	5	16	1	43	0

Recruiting

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School	Ranking
Xavier Valentine	RB	Fr	5'-8"	174	Kearns HS, Kearns UT	3.0/4.5
Malik Oliver	TE	Fr	6'3"	204	Quinter HS, Quniter KS	1.0/3.5
Noel Tatum	OT	Fr	6'5"	334	Owyhee HS, Owyhee NV	1.0/4.5
Omari Douglas	DT	Dr	6'3"	285	St. Cloud HS, St. Cloud FL	1.0/3.5
Aron Todd	ILB	Fr	6'1"	239	Taos HS, Taos NM	1.0/3.5
Patrick Middleton	ILB	Fr	6'1"	239	Colbert Heights HS, Tuscumbia AL	1.0/3.5
Ethan Brannon	OLB	Fr	6'2"	228	North Fayette HS, West Union, IA	1.0/3.5
D'andre Reid	DE	Fr	5'10"	236	Jackpot HS, Jackpot NV	1.0/3.0
Joel Benjamin	DE	Fr	6'0"	252	Cambridge HS, Cambridge ID	1.0/3.0
Jael Carvantes	C	Fr	6'3"	291	Genesee HS, Genesee ID	1.0/4.0
Malik McDonalds	DE	Fr	6'0"	260	Burley HS, Burley ID	1.0/4.5
Matthew Solomon	SS	Fr	6'2"	173	Grand Valley HS, Parachute CO	1.0/4.5
Chase Shields	ILB	Fr	6'0"	242	Lovington HS, Lovington NM	1.0/3.5
Marlon Winston	DT	Fr	6'6"	319	Boulder City HS, Boulder City NV	1.5/4.0
Ibrahim High	FB	Sr	5'9"	208	Camden County College, Blackwood NJ	5.0/5.0
Jesse Hutchins	SS	Jr	6'2"	182	Western Nebraska Community College, Scotts Bluff NE	4.0/4.5
Bobby Oakley	ILB	Jr	5'11"	249	Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler AZ	2.5/4.0
Kevin Briggs	SS	Jr	5'10"	217	United Tribes Technical College, Bismark ND	4.5/4.5

Walk-Ons

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School	Ranking
Jeremiah Galvan	QB	Fr	6'1"	210	Eaglecrest HS, Centennial CO	1.0/2.5
Javien Hargrove	TE	Fr	6'2"	192	Davis HS, Kaysville UT	1.0/3.5
Ayden Aiken-Nash	DE	Fr	6'2"	247	Incline HS, Incline Village NV	1.0/2.5
Jeffrey Schubert	ILB	Fr	6'3"	240	Skyview HS, Nampa ID	1.0/2.5
Ian Ricketts	OLB	Fr	5'11"	222	Lund HS, Lund NV	1.5/2.5
Tom Bird	OLB	Fr	6'2"	237	Skyview HS, Nampa ID	1.5/3.0
Frederick Nicholas	K	Fr	6'4"	184	Davis HS, Kaysville UT	1.0/2.5

Awards

All-MWC Team

First Team

• OT Patrick Wheeler
• OLB Mark Stapleton
• CB Stephen Mitchell-Morrison
• FS Oronde Jackson
• K Carlos Cruz

Second Team

• RB Frederick Chacon
• OG Thomas Anderson